Deepak Patel, Business Standard

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'After E20, India should now focus on flex fuel'
Rediff.com10 hours ago

As of now, no firm has launched a flex-fuel vehicle in India, as these models are more...

CAFE-3 Sparks Major Fight Over Big Vs Small Cars
Rediff.com2 days ago

In absolute terms, both types of cars must cut emissions by about 28-29 g/km. But in...

November car sales surge 21% on back of GST cut
Rediff.com3 days ago

'The market is still very bullish. The demand is so strong that for eight models, we...

Maruti Warns: CAFE-III Could Kill Small Cars
Rediff.com3 days ago

'If the targets become unscientific and unjust, Then, just to meet CAFE-III regulation,...

Safran Open to Rafale Engine Line In India
Rediff.com27 Nov 2025

'If there is a big enough order, then we would bring the assembly line for the M88...

Fuel emission relief for small cars leaves industry divided
Rediff.com24 Nov 2025

A deep split has emerged within India's auto industry over the proposed CAFE exemption...

Report GPS Spoofing In 10 Minutes: DGCA
Rediff.com19 Nov 2025

GPS spoofing occurs when fake satellite signals are transmitted to an aircraft's...

October passenger vehicle dispatches see a surge
Rediff.com19 Nov 2025

In October, small car wholesales of the auto industry -- excluding Tata Motors -- went...

'Compact SUVs to see fastest growth after GST rate cut'
Rediff.com17 Nov 2025

'Growth will definitely continue to come most from the sub-four-metre SUV segment,...

Sebi Eases IPO Lock-In Rules
Rediff.com14 Nov 2025

Sebi has proposed allowing depositories to mark such pledged shares as...

'Not hatchbacks, not sedans, SUVs still king post-GST cut'
Rediff.com12 Nov 2025

'In the January-August period, the share of hatchback in the overall PV industry sales...

Will GST cut bring back hatchbacks to top of the line?
Rediff.com12 Nov 2025

Since the Indian government reduced GST on small cars on September 22, the small car...

'Don't Consider Gold, Silver As Asset Classes'
Rediff.com11 Nov 2025

'An asset must generate income. Equities yield dividends, bonds pay coupons, deposits...

Fuel efficiency norms favour flex-fuel, hybrid cars: EV makers
Rediff.com11 Nov 2025

EV manufacturers point out that converting a regular petrol car into a flex-fuel...

Foreign mining firms assure rare-earth oxide supply under PLI scheme
Rediff.com10 Nov 2025

Major foreign mining and refining companies have assured the Indian government that...

'Banks Need To Reinvent Themselves'
Rediff.com3 Nov 2025

'Reinvention is not a hugely difficult task. With technology as available today, you...

UPI Goes Global, Fintech Hits A Wall
Rediff.com1 Nov 2025

'When you think of cross-border payments, the first things that come to mind are risk,...

India's selective with flying rights: IndiGo CEO rebuts Emirates
Rediff.com31 Oct 2025

'India is giving selective traffic rights wherever it makes sense to allocate those...

Clean Chit for Air India, Says CEO Wilson
Rediff.com30 Oct 2025

'We're always looking at how we can keep improving, keep getting better, and keep...

Akasa in Turbulence: DGCA Flags Repeated Slip-Ups
Rediff.com28 Oct 2025

One of the major concerns highlighted by the DGCA was about the fact that not all staff...